We are excited to announce significant news regarding our residential college system. Lovett College, one of our foundational colleges named after the...
Rice and Baylor College of Medicine have received $2.8 million from the NIH for research on reducing inflammation and lung damage in acute respiratory...
For the next two years, 120 Division I Rice athletes will be part of a concussion study with Houston Methodist researchers to identify reliable and no...
When Robert Howell contemplates the future of artificial intelligence, he foresees a world where an app might guide your moral decisions just as Googl...
Rice experts John Diamond and Zach Bethune are available to comment on the Fed's decision to cut interest rates by a half percentage point....
Rice’s Grand Hall was boisterously filled with students, music and festivities as the university began its many celebrations as part of Hispanic Herit...
With last week’s unveiling of Rice University’s redesigned Academic Quadrangle came the introduction of a few new residents – the 42 species of plants...
Rice360 will host the first edition of Innovation for Day One Sept. 25-27....
Naomi Halas will lead a multi-university research project backed by a prestigious $7.5 million award from the Department of Defense. ...
Rice hosted the Energy, Waste, and the Environment in West Africa conference Sept. 12-13, an event that convened scholars, policymakers and artists to...
A newly identified wasp species has been discovered on the university grounds....
Culminating in an encore performance of “Cumbanchero” with fellow faculty from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, Ana María Martínez’ “Noche Española” f...
ConnectSmart app to enhance transportation options for Rice community
Houston ConnectSmart, a program deployed by the Texas Department of Transportation, is now available to the Rice community to aid transportation sustainability efforts. The app is available for download and will link Owls to create eco-friendly travel options to get to and from campus and around the city. It is available to anyone with a rice.edu email address.
Rice partners with Tuskegee to pursue research collaborations
Rice University hosted representatives from Tuskegee University March 27 and 28 to discuss opportunities regarding academic and research collaborations. The two universities signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue such efforts.
Rep. Luttrell discusses Houston’s brain health future at Baker Institute event
U.S. Representative for Texas’ 8th Congressional District Morgan Luttrell spoke at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy March 28 on brain health and its importance on economic and geopolitical outcomes.
Rice study identifies protein responsible for gas vesicle clustering in bacteria
Rice University bioengineers and colleagues at Washington University in Saint Louis and Duke University identified a protein nanostructure that plays a role in the cellular structure of certain microorganisms, paving the way to more efficient biotechnological and biomedical applications.
Rice’s bioengineering department celebrates 25-year anniversary
The Department of Bioengineering at Rice University celebrated its 25th anniversary March 22 with an event held at the Texas Medical Center Helix Park. Around 200 guests assembled to celebrate the department’s history and accomplishments.
A team of Rice researchers led by Angel Martí, professor and chair of chemistry and professor of bioengineering, materials science and nanoengineering, was awarded a $1.875 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to support its groundbreaking research in biological fibrillar nanostructures with potential implications for the treatment and diagnosis of diseases including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Rice’s Moshe Vardi awarded honorary title by the University of Calabria
For the 10th time, Moshe Vardi, University Professor at Rice and an expert in computational logic, artificial intelligence and databases, has been awarded an honorary title by a university outside the United States, this time by the University of Calabria, Italy.
Junichiro Kono tapped to lead Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute
Rice University’s Junichiro Kono has assumed leadership of the Smalley-Curl Institute, named for Nobel Laureates Richard Smalley and Robert Curl ’54 and home to some of the world’s most accomplished researchers in nanoscience, quantum science and materials science.
2024 Study Abroad Photo Contest winners announced
The winners of the 2024 Study Abroad Photo Contest have been announced by the Office of Study Abroad at Rice University.
Rice Emerging Scholars Program receives $2.5M NSF grant to boost STEM education
Rice University’s Emerging Scholars Program (RESP) has received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding aims to bolster achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among students from under-resourced families and communities.